Last week, the Scottish Government made the decision to close the COVID-19 unpaid carers’ portal. You may already be aware with this decision, but to ensure there is support via as many channels to unpaid carers as possible, Scottish Government have asked we share the links and advice for the unpaid carer’s including the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below:

The NHS Inform page for unpaid carer vaccinations:

https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/vaccinating-carers

The SG webpage on Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for unpaid carers:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-unpaid-carers/pages/vaccinations/

The updated national carer organisations’ FAQ:

https://www.carersnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Version-4-of-The-factsheet-can-be-downloaded-here-.pdf

For those aged 16 and 17, the telephone helpline will still be available should they need advice.